Baker, 55, said he was trying to get from Hastings where he lives to Bunnell under his own power last week after a friend promised him work there, but got lost in some swampy woods.

Florida Fish and Wildlife officers and Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies searched for four days. Officers said they kept calling his name. Finally, they heard a faint "Yes" from Baker on Monday morning but could not make it to him on foot.

“They sent that helicopter down on me. I so cold my teeth were chattering. That's all I could hear was the chatter of my teeth,” Baker said.

Baker said he drank water from a ditch and ate pine cones. He said eventually he became delusional.

“I thought I was on a nature show. My mind had me thinking that I was on a reality TV show,” Baker said.

He thought there was a camera on his shoulder, which turned out to be a bug, but Baker said he didn't imagine a run-in with bears as they both sought shelter from the rain.

“Each one of us were standing our ground, we didn't want to give up (any) ground because it was raining that night. We were just trying to get out of the rain,” he said.

Baker said he will long remember the dizzying, wild ride to safety.

“The higher I got up, the faster I was spinning and I got to the point I had to close my eyes,” he said.